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Biomedical Engineering, 6 ECTS credits.
/Medicinsk teknik/
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MED
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The course is not available for exchange students
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 56
Rec. self-study hours: 104
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Biomedical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
The course aim is to introduce the interdisciplinary field of biomedical engineering. The student should be able to identify and explain aspects of technology in diagnostics and therapeutics. After passing the course the student should be able to:
- Apply and use a language appropriate for the biomedical engineering area.
- Explain and illustrate how important functions of the human body are studied using principles of engineering and quantitative methods.
- Record biomedical signal data and identify the underlying processes.
- Apply biomedical engineering knowledge on physiological problems and questions.
- Describe the use of medical data and the principles of medical decision-making.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Basic mathematics and physics. Anatomy and physiology.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Most courses within the program of Biomedical Engineering
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Organisation:
The course comprises lectures/demonstrations and seminars and laboratory work
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Course contents:
The course is subdivided into the following themes:
Theme 1: Introduction: terminology, life and death, health care process.
Theme 2: Biopotentials: measurements of ECG, EMG and EEG.
Theme 3: Biofluids and respiration: circulation, respiration, metabolism.
Theme 4: Medical images: radiation physics, CT, MRI, ultrasound.
Theme 5: Medical data: the medical data record, telemedicine.
Theme 6: Biomaterials, biomechanics
Theme 7: Rehabilitation engineering
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Course literature:
Medicin och teknik, 2006. Bertil Jacobson, ISBN 9144047606.
Tortora G, Derrickson B. Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, Wiley, 13th ed. 2011 ISBN 9780470929186.
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Examination: |
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Hand-in assignements
Laboratory Work
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4 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Grades are given as �?�Fail�?� or �?�Pass�?�. |
Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IMT.
Director of Studies: Marcus Larsson
Examiner: Neda Haj-Hosseini
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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